Mao's Golden Mangoes and the Cultural RevolutionPlace:
China Institute - New York 10065, 125 East 65th Street, USA Date:
Sep 18, 2014 to Apr 26, 2015 Detail: In 1968, China was in a brief “mango-fever.” After receiving a gift of mangoes from the Pakistani foreign minister, Mao Zedong sent the fruit to the “Worker-Peasant Mao Zedong Thought Propaganda Teams.” Mangoes, then unfamiliar in China, became a temporary symbol of Chairman Mao’s benevolence and love for the people. This exhibition of mango-related objects explores the interaction of material culture and politics during this period.
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Takahiro Iwasaki: In FocusPlace:
Asia Society and Museum - New York, NY 10021, 725 Park Avenue (at 70th Street), USA Date:
Jan 27, 2015 to Apr 26, 2015 Detail: Takahiro Iwasaki creates detailed miniature landscapes using towels, toothbrushes, used clothing, and other found and recycled materials. This exhibition is a part of Asia Society Museum’s ongoing In Focus series, which invites contemporary artists to create new works, often in conversation with the Asia Society Museum’s permanent collection of traditional Asian art.
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Life of Cats: Selections from the Hiraki Ukiyo-e CollectionPlace:
Japan Society Gallery - New York, NY 10017, 333 East 47th Street, USA Date:
Mar 13, 2015 to Jun 07, 2015 Detail: Since arriving in Japan aboard Japanese ships transporting sacred Buddhist scriptures from China in the mid-sixth century, cats have proceeded to purr and paw their way into the heart of Japanese life, folklore, and art. Life of Cats: Selections from the Hiraki Ukiyo-e Collection illustrates the depth of this mutual attraction by mining the wealth of bravura depictions of cats to be found in ukiyo-e woodblock prints of the Edo Period (1615-1867). The exhibition is divided into five sections: Cats and People, Cats as People, Cats versus People, Cats Transformed and Cats and Play. 90 ukiyo-e prints in the exhibition are on loan from the esteemed Hiraki Ukiyo-e Foundation whose holdings are revered in Japan. Select prints, paintings, sculptures, and other works borrowed from U.S. collections complement these prints, making the exhibition over 120 artworks. With cross-cultural and multi-generational appeal, Life of Cats takes viewers on a wild ride through Japan’s love affair with our feline friends.